Emirates posts record half-year profit for fourth consecutive year

Dubai-based Emirates Group, comprising Emirates and dnata, has extended its record performance with a 17% year-on-year rise in half-year profit before tax to AED12.2 billion (US$3.3 billion) for the first six months of 2025, driven by "strong and sustained" travel demand.

 

Group revenue increased 4% to AED75.4 billion as Emirates carried more passengers through its Dubai hub.

 

This marks the fourth consecutive year of record half-year profitability, reaffirming Emirates’ standing as the world’s most profitable airline.

 

Emirates Airline posted a record profit before tax of AED11.4 billion (US$3.1 billion), up 17% year-on-year, with revenue increasing 6% to AED65.6 billion (US$17.9 billion), driven by 27.8 million passengers between April and September, a 4% rise supported by a 5% increase in available capacity.

 

The growth was mirrored at Dubai International Airport (DXB), Emirates’ global hub, where passenger volumes held firm despite regional tensions.

 

DXB handled 22.5 million passengers in the second quarter of 2025, up 3.1% year-on-year. 

 

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“Global demand for air transport and travel services has been buoyant, despite geopolitical events and economic concerns in some markets,” said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group. “We expect this demand resilience to continue for the rest of 2025–26.”

 

Emirates continues to expand its global reach with new routes to Danang, Siem Reap, Shenzhen and Hangzhou launched in the first half of 2025, bringing its network to 153 destinations in 81 countries and territories. 

 

The carrier also added 28 weekly frequencies across key routes, entered agreements with three codeshare and interline partners and took delivery of five new A350 aircraft.

 

To meet future growth, Dubai is investing US$35 billion to build a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which will become Emirates’ operational base by 2032.

 

Recognising its excellence in service and product innovation, Emirates was recently named the ‘World’s Best Airline’ for the second consecutive year in Forbes Travel Guide’s Verified Air Travel Awards, following a wave of world-leading awards throughout 2025.

 

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